Changing Reels Episode 66 – Booksmart
Film critic, Dr. Hillary Butler, joins Courtney for Booksmart!
Olivia Wilde
Richard Jewell Review
Paul Walter Hauser is great as the titular Richard Jewell, but how does Clint Eastwood's film do in telling his story?
Booksmart Review
To describe Booksmart as a "female Superbad" would be to diminish it as a simple gender flip. It's much more than that – and the fact that the film is so f*cking funny is just the cherry on top.
Female Filmmakers Dominate SXSW with 60 Percent of Competition Films, Awards Recognition
The 2019 SXSW Film Festival wrapped on Saturday, bringing to a close a festival that boasted 60 percent of female-directed films screening in competition and taking home a number of major awards.
SXSW 2019: Booksmart Review
Director Olivia Wilde's Booksmart is an endearing teen break-up and coming-of-age film rolled into one.
Booksmart Looks Like the Next Great Teen Comedy
Can we already Pencil in a spot for Booksmart next to Super Bad and Lady Bird?
The Development Slate Episode 52 – Rashomon
The Development Slate reimagines the Akira Kurosawa classic Rashomon!
CONTEST: See LOVE THE COOPERS in Select Cities Across Canada
Love the Coopers hits theatres November 13th, but Dork Shelf and eOne films want to send you and a guest to an advanced screening on November 11th in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax, or Victoria!
The Lazarus Effect Review
The Lazarus Effect begins with promise, but about halfway through succumbs to hackneyed PG horror film cliché.
CONTEST: See THE LAZARUS EFFECT in Select Canadian Cities!
Enter for a chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Lazarus Effect in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, or Ottawa!
CONTEST: Win THE LONGEST WEEK on Blu-Ray!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of The Longest Week on Blu-Ray, courtesy of Dork Shelf and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment!
Contest: Win Third Person on Blu-Ray!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Third Person on Blu-Ray, courtesy of Dork Shelf and D Films!
Her Review
Her is nothing short of astonishing: a brainy science fiction yarn set in a not too distant future that also functions as an off kilter, but never ironic, creepy, or off putting modern romance. It’s a reflection of narcissism, consumerism, and most importantly alienation in our modern digital world. It's also the best movie of the year.
Rush Review
While occasionally overblown in terms of the melodrama being employed and a tad overlong, Ron Howard’s Rush is a strong sports drama with a pair of exceptional leading performances.
Drinking Buddies Review
Although perhaps a little bit more commercially minded than his cheaply produced, almost verite, largely improvised mumblecore dramas, Joe Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies takes the same unforced and loose approach as the writer/director/editor/actor’s other creative endeavours and crafts a gentle, sweetly realized look at love and friendship.
